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Toulouse 1 Marseille 6: Six of the best for Bielsa's men

Marcelo Bielsa's Marseille cured their travel sickness in emphatic fashion as they crushed Toulouse 6-1 in Ligue 1 on Friday.

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Written ByNicholas McGee

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Marseille claimed an away victory for the first time since
October last year as they sent a message to Ligue 1 title rivals
Lyon and Paris Saint-Germain with a 6-1 hammering of Toulouse on
Friday.

Their form on the road has been to Marseille's detriment in
their bid to win the championship for a 10th time, but Marcelo
Bielsa's men showed no signs of travel sickness this time around at
the Stadium Municipal.

The triumph takes them above PSG – who face Lens on Saturday –
on goal difference and puts them a point adrift of leaders
Lyon.

In-form forward Michy Batshuayi put the visitors ahead in the
second minute with a fine curling finish into the bottom-left
corner from the edge of the area.

Toulouse defender Jacques Moubandje then inadvertently turned
home Andre Ayew's left-wing cross to make it 3-0 after just 20
minutes.

The game was all but ended as a contest when Batshuayi capped
off a quick Marseille counter in the 44th minute.

Alain Casanova had been given the dreaded vote of confidence
earlier in the week, and his side showed signs of spirit in the
second half as Wissam Ben Yedder pulled one back with a neat low
finish in the 76th minute.

But that only served to further motivate Marseille, who rounded
off the rout as Ayew and Andre-Pierre Gignac netted to heap misery
on the relegation-threatened hosts.